US Secretary of State Marco Rubio arrived in Mumbai on a three-day visit on Sunday, a trip seen as significant as India and the United States work to finalise a free trade agreement.

Rubio was received at the airport by the US Ambassador to India, Sergio Gor. He later visited the Gateway of India area in Mumbai, accompanied by Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis.

External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar met Rubio at the Taj hotel, where the two discussed bilateral ties, according to the report.

Rubio is scheduled to attend an event at the Jio Convention Centre in Mumbai on Sunday evening. He is also expected to travel to Jamnagar in Gujarat on Monday.